DeveloperWeek Management 2026

DeveloperWeek Management 2026 is a two-day San Francisco conference produced as part of the DeveloperWeek family, focused specifically on the people side of building software at scale. Where the broader DeveloperWeek caters to individual contributors, the Management track is designed for engineering managers, directors, VPs of engineering, CTOs, technical program managers, and people leaders responsible for productivity, culture, and delivery.

The agenda typically covers engineering leadership fundamentals such as hiring and retention, performance management, organizational design, remote and hybrid team operations, developer productivity metrics, platform engineering strategy, and budget and roadmap planning. In 2026 the program reflects how artificial intelligence is reshaping engineering organizations: how to integrate coding assistants and AI agents into workflows, restructure teams around AI-augmented productivity, measure impact responsibly, and lead change as roles evolve.

For engineering leaders the event is worth attending because the Bay Area concentrates a deep pool of peers grappling with the same questions, from startup founders to enterprise platform leaders.